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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

PETA Wants Roadside Memorial for Fish Killed in Wreck!

I am a fisherman. Correction: I am a damn good fisherman. More than fifty years experience will do that to a guy. Each time I head out to the lake, river or creek, I set out with the notion in mind of decimating the local fish population. Metaphorically speaking of course. Fish. Fear.Me. Having said all that, let it be known that I fastidiously follow all fishing rules and regulations when I am on the water. Fact is, I rarely ever even keep any fish after one of my fish-slaying extravaganzas. I practice catch and release 99.99999% of the time.

Going fishing for me is more like "going to Church". I talk to God on a regular basis, but there's something about fishing that brings me closer to the Almighty. I feel more at peace when I am fishing than at any other time. Is it the solitude? The calming effect of the water? I don't know, but I do know that Jesus hung around with a bunch of fishermen,so it can't be all bad.

IRVINE, Calif. (UPI) -- An animal rights group is asking a California
city to put up a sign acknowledging the suffering of fish that died in
a traffic incident.
Irvine resident Dina Kourda wrote a letter to city officials on behalf
of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asking for a sign to be
placed at the site of the October crash to recognize the suffering of
hundreds of saltwater bass that died when a truck carrying the fish
collided with two other vehicles Oct. 11, The Orange County Register
reported Tuesday.
Kourda said she wants the sign to remind truck drivers of their
responsibility to the animals who are "hauled to their deaths every
day."
"Although such signs are traditionally reserved for human fatalities,
I hope you'll make an exception because of the enormous suffering
involved in this case," the letter read.
"Research tells us that fish use tools, tell time, sing, and have
impressive long-term memories and complex social structures. Yet fish
used for food are routinely crushed, impaled, cut open, and gutted,
all while still conscious. Sparing them from being tossed from a
speeding truck and slowly dying from injuries and suffocation seems
the least that we can do," Kourda wrote.

Fish Burger in Its Natural Habitat

My Thoughts

Are. You. Kiddin'. Me.?

We are dealing with PETA and Cal-ee-forn-ya here, so, no, they ain't kiddin'.

Fish are meant to be eaten. The Son of Man ate them and that's all the approval I need to eat them.

It's very difficult to make a Filet O' Fish without fish.

Is it just me or is it really offensive to compare the fish that perished in a traffic accident to the loss of a human life in a traffic accident?

Re: the Dead Fish Memorial Sign, see the comment directly above this one. Also, when you see a roadside memorial that marks the spot where a living breathing human being DIED, doesn't it make you keenly aware of the dangers of drunk driving or something like that? A sign memorializing dead fish lacks, shall we say, impact?

If I were to see a "Fish Died Here" sign on the side of the road, I'd get hungry and start looking for the closest Long John Silver or Catfish Cabin.